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			<title>Pressure seen easing on struggling Saudi power grid</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=572761&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[New report says demand 'held in check' by drop in industrial activity during H2.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi signs $1.8bn deal to expand Qurayat power plant</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Project to become operational before June 2014, will boost production at Gulf's largest utility.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Gulf Arab states link up to foil power crunch</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf countries have taken a step towards ensuring that the electricity needs of their affluent societies are secured.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | Features</category>
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			<title>Saudi's Alinma Bank examining further project funding</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=561647&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[CEO says bank looking at King Abdullah Financial Center in Riyadh among others.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
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			<title>Saudi Electricity seeks bidders for Riyadh project</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Power plant project is expected to start first phase of operation by 2012. ]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Powering Saudi</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s issue we take a closer look at Saudi Arabia’s many power and water projects, which are either under construction or are to be announced over the next few years.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
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			<title>Top 10 power and water projects in Saudi Arabia</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's demand for power has had to keep up with its growing economy. Construction Week picks out the biggest power and water projects in the Kingdom.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
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			<title>Saudi Electricity set to sell more sukuk</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=560932&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[CEO of state-owned enterprise indicates market may be tapped again after last week's pricing of $5bn issue.]]></description>
			<category>Islamic Finance | News</category>
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			<title>Saudi to spend $28bn on ailing electricity network</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=560622&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Kingdom to invest huge amounts over next three years to meet rising power demands.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Pricing of Saudi Electricity's new sukuk soars</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rise far exceeds 45bps over Saudi Interbank Rate seen with maiden issue back in February.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Saudi Electricity Company obtains $1.09bn loan</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=559588&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Electricity giant says loan will finance new power units to meet demands of citizens.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
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			<title>Power rationed amid Saudi electricity shortage</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Factories in Jeddah told that electricity will be turned off each day from 1-4pm.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Saudi Electricity sukuk seen priced above maiden issue</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf's largest utility by market value begins roadshow for its 2nd sukuk issue.]]></description>
			<category>Islamic Finance | News</category>
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			<title>Saudi Electricity to sell sukuk for expansion</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[CEO confirms utility will issue Islamic bonds that could be worth about 5bn riyals. ]]></description>
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			<title>Firm wins $100m deals to boost Saudi power</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Swiss based ABB to design, install and commission three substations in Makkah.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Saudi plans to break-up state utility</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[SEC (Saudi Electricity Company) to be split into four independent power companies to encourage competition.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>ABB wins US $95 million Saudi power job</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=545134&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Power house ABB has won an order worth US $95 million (SAR356 million) from the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saudi Arabia’s national power transmission utility for substations to help strengthen the country’s distribution network. ]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | News</category>
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			<title>Saudi Electricity posts 12% decline for Q3</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=536049&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Gulf's largest utility down on rising input costs, new projects.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Saudi king set to launch $3.2bn power projects</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=534002&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[King Abdullah begins visit to Madinah, will lay foundation stone for major developments.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Generation game</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=533959&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Meeting the Middle East's power needs will require a clever mix of turbine and engine-based plants.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | Features</category>
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			<title>Alstom building Saudi power</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=530729&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Power generation group Alstom has signed a contract with Saudi Electricity Company to build stage three of the Shoaiba power plant, worth around US $2.7 billion (SAR 10.1 billion).]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | News</category>
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			<title>Consortium wins $2.8bn Saudi power deal</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=529651&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[French firm Alstom Power leads project to expand capacity at plant near Jeddah.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>No more outages, says Saudi power chief</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=525855&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Acting CEO of Saudi Electricity Company reassures customers following blackout.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Saudis hit by power cuts</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=525746&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Problems at power plants, malfunctioning transmission line blamed by Saudi Electricity Company.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Saudi Electricity eyes sukuk </title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=523214&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Gulf's largest utility by market value says it needs to spend $6.93bn on 4 power plants to meet demand.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
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			<title>Nuclear’s second wind</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=520878&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Time is a healer, as the saying goes. And in the case of nuclear energy this seems to be true.     ]]></description>
			<category>Energy | Features</category>
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			<title>GE inks $500mn Saudi contract</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=520703&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Power deal to supply gas turbines and generators to various power plants owned by Saudi Electricity.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Experts back Gulf nuclear drive</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=520448&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Experts push nuclear to fuel booming economies in favour of renewable sources like wind and solar power. ]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Electricity posts biggest loss in four years</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf largest utility loses $205.6mn during Q1, a time when falling demand hits profit.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi to overhaul power sector</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gov't to privatise Saudi Electricity, breaking utility up into four separate units, regulator says.]]></description>
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